Heater-supporting shield



Nov. 1, 1927. 1,647,964

w. s. LEWIS HEATER SUPPORTING SHIELD Filed Sept. 2, 1925 Patented Nov. 1, 1927.

PATENT- GFFECE.

WILBUR S. LEWIS, F CLEVELAND, OH IO.

HEATER-SUPPORTING SHIELD.

Application filed September .2, 1925.

I This invention relates to a device which protects the scalp from heat and also supports a heater during the application of heat to a strand of hair in permanent waving processes. I

. In forming permanent waves in the human hair, it is generally customary to gather the hair into strands which are wound around rods, secured and stretched in such relation. The strands are treated with a solution while wound on the rods and are then usually enclosed by casings which are secured to prevent the solution, when heated, from burning the scalp. As it is desirable to curl the strands close to the scalp, it is necessary that the heaters, applied exteriorly of the casings, be positioned adjacent the scalp, and heat resisting shields are generally placed around the strands adjacent the scalp, to prevent heat from reaching the scalp. The weight of the heater will cause them to fall adjacent the scalp, due to gravity, unless some provision is made to secure them outright from the scalp.

An object of my invention is to provide a device which can be applied to a strand of hair in permanent waving processes to support a heater and protect the scalp from heat when the heater is in operation.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device for protecting the scalp from the heat of the heater in permanent waving processes which is simple in construction and can be readily applied and removed from a strand of hair, and which is self securing when applied.

These and other objects, and an embodi-- ment of the invention will appear hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation on a small scale of a device embodying my invention applied to a strand of hair with a. heater associated therewith; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the invention removed from the hair having the heater associated therewith; Fig. 8 is a plan view of the device in closed relation; Fig. l

is a plan view of the device in open position; and Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the device taken online 5-5 of Fig. 4. p

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, 10 and 11 represent a pair of shield sections pivotally secured together at one end in superimposed relation by a rivet 12. The shield sections are prefthe shield section 10. The base of the holder Serial No. 53,974.

erably form-ed of fibre, or any other suitable, heat resisting material, and aresimilar n outline form. The outer edges of the sections are preferably semi-circular in out line, while the inner edges are arranged in opposed relation and formed with outer an I gula rly related portions 14 and an intermediate semi-circular portion 15.

When the shield sections are opened they can be applied around or removed from a strand of hair 16 adjacent the scalp 17 and they can be closed as shown in Fig. 3, around a strand of hair to protect the scalp from the heater 18. The rivet 12 secures the sections 1.0 and 11 in sufficient frictional engagement to be self retaining wvhen clamped around a strand of hair. i

The heater 18 is moved endwise over the strand of hair 16, which has been previously prepared for a steaming operation, and the end thereof is moved next to the shield so that the heat will be applied close to the scalp in order tocurl the strand close to the scalp.

Associated with the shield section 10, I provide a holder, referred to in its entirety as 20, into which the end of the heater can be inserted to removably secure it in outright relation from the scalp during the 35 heating operation. The holder is preferably formed of stiff resilient sheet metal and is formed with a base portion 21 from; which a leg 22 extends, and a collar portion 23 bent at right angles to the base portion.

The base portion 21 of the holder seats against the outer face of the shield section 10 and the end of the leg 22 is bent and pressed into the shield section. A rivet 24 secures the central portion of the leg 22 with is positioned adjacent the central inner edge of the section 10 and is formed to extend in alignment therewith. The outstanding collar 23 is semi-circular in outline and is of sufficient length to receive the reduced end 26 of the heater 18 which is inserted endwise therein. Outwardly bent extensions 27 are formed at the end of the free end of the collar and bear against the curved shoulder 28 of the heater which is adjacent the reduced end.

The collar 23 being resilient and open at one side the reduced end 20 of the heater can be readily inserted therein or removed, and the diameter of the collar is slightly I less than the reduced end of the heater so that it willexert sufficient annular pressure to maintain the heater outright from the scalp.

The shield can be applied to the strand prior to the insertion of the heater end in the collar, or the shield canbe applied to the strand after the heater is placed around the strand of hair. It will be seen that the heater can be readily removed, or the head and shield removed from the heater, so that the-heater is in no way secured to the scalp.

Various changes can be made in the details and construction herein described Without departing from the spirit of the invention and'the scope of the appended claims.

hat I claim is 1. A device for protecting the scalp from heat and for supporting a heater in permanent Waving processes, comprising a clamp consisting of a pair of similar superimposed sections formed of heat resisting material, said sections being pivotally and frictionally secured together for engaging a strand of hair adjacent the scalp, and a'heater engaging portion carried in its entirety on one of the said sections and supporting the heater spaced from the scalp, said portion comprising a split ring 2. A device for protecting the scalp from heat and for supporting a heater in perma- Wound moistened "strand of human hair, a

tubular heater surrounding the strand of hair, said heater having converging side Wall portions adjacent an end thereof, said plates having recesses formed in their inner opposed faces and adapted to be clamped about the strand of hair, an annular projecting portion carried by one of the plates, lugs projecting from the collar, said collar and said lugs adapted to directly engage the converging portion of the heater to support the heater out of contact with the patients scalp during a permanent hair Waving process.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature.

lVILBUR S. LEWIS. 

